Sulky plow



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A. BALL.

SULKY PLOW. I No. 289,798. "Patented 1m. 11, 1883.

. WITNESSES I IJVT/EWIOR I cEZZerZ' wZ Z .llttorneys UNITED STATES Aresr "Fries- ALBERT BALL, OF CANTON, OHIO.

SULKY-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 289,798, dated December11, 1883.

- Application filed December 26, 1882. (ModeL) To aZZ whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT BALL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sulky-Plows; and I dohereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact descriptionof the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a partof this specification, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention; Fig. 2, a rear end viewthereof; Fig. 3, a top plan view 5 and Fig. 4, asectional elevation,showing the operating-levers and connections.

The present invention has relation to certain new and usefulimprovements in sulkyplows, and the object thereof is to improve thegeneral construction, whereby the operation of the plow is moreeffective and can be readily controlled by the driver with comparativelylittle difficult The invention consists in the several details ofconstruction, substantially as shown in the drawings, and hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the plow, of the usualconstruction, attached to the beam B. A frame, 0, is employed forsupporting the axle D, and also forms a guide for a pawl, (I, said framehaving rigidly connected to it a lever, J, and also one end of a yoke,P, the opposite end thereof having secured to it the axle g. A frame, I,is connected to the yoke P, said frame having secured to it the usualtongue, 0, and seat for the driver. The axle D, which rotates in itsbearings has rigidly connected to it the drivewheel R and also aratchet-wheel E, with which engages the pawl d.

the bed-plate G,

To the yoke P is attached for supporting the turn-table H, a bolt orrod, F, passing through the sides of the yoke, and the downwardly-curvedends of the bed-plate, so as to form a pivotal connection between thetwo and allow the bed-plate to have the required motion. The bed-plateGis formed with a circular recess, within which fits the turn-table H,and is connected thereto by a central bolt, which will admit of itsturning, the plow-beam B being connected to the turntable by suitablebolts and clips, or in any other-manner found most convenient. The pawld is provided with a suitable spring, 6, to retain it in a raisedposition when not operated to bringit in engagement with theratchetwheel E. The pawl 03 has pivoted to its upper end a lever, K,having an elongated slot, 72, through which passes a guide-rod, c,rigidly connected to the lever J, thereby admitting the free verticalmovement of thelever K, and also providing means for guiding andretaining in position the notched segment L, said segment being rigidlyconnected to the tongue 0. The spring 6 not only retains the pawl cl inan elevated position from engagement with the ratchet-wheel E, butcauses a dog, f, upon the lever K to be forced upward to engage with thenotched segment L.

To the upper end of the lever-K is pivoted atrip-lever, Z), the rear endof the trip-lever beingpivoted to a suitable bracket, 1', upon the leverJ, said trip-lever being operated by an arm, 76, secured to the tongue0, against which it is brought in contact.

To the upper end of the lever J is pivoted a bell-crank lever, M, and tothis lever is pivoted a push-bar, N, said bar being guided by a pin, Z,upon the lever J, entering an elongated slot, m, in the bar, as shown inFig. 4. WVhen it is desired to plow deeper, thelever J, with itsattachments, is thrown back by first depressing the push-bar N throughthe medium of the bell-crank lever M, which will force down the lever Kand' disengage the dog from the toothed segment L. This will admit theleverJ being thrown back, which in turn depresses or lowers the frame 0,and with it the yoke P, thereby bringing the plow in position to workdeeper in the soil. The bedplate G, being pivoted to the yoke, retainsthe plow-beam in a horizontal or nearly horizontal position, while theturn-table H, to which the plow-beam is attached, enables said beam tohave the necessary sidewise or lateral motion. The axle D is somewhatlower than the axle 9, so as to cause the plow A to assume an uprightposition while in use, ing forward of the axle D. Thus when the plow islifted out of the ground it will be in a vertical or upright position.By the employment of the pawl d and ratchet-wheel E, the axle D can beprevented from rotating, thereby raisthe axle g being the plow out ofthe ground by the draft of held in an elevated position from contactwith the ground, while the other notches in the segment, in connectionwith the lever and dog, hold the plow at any desired depth in theground.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters'Patent, is

1. The yoke P, having rigidly connected thereto the frame 0, forsupporting the axle D, and the axle g, in combination with the recessedbed-plate G, pivoted to the yoke, and the turn-table H, connected to thebed-plate by a central bolt or pivot, and having attached the plow-beam,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The frame 0 and axle D, having ratchetwheel E and the yoke 1, rigidlyconnected to said frame, in combination with the pawl (1, spring 6, andlever K, pivoted thereto, and

the lever J, rigidly secured to the frame, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

3 The combination, with lever J {rigidly connected to frame 0, of thenotched segment L and arm k, secured to the tongue 0, the lever K, dogand pivoted trip-lever 7), constructed and arranged to operatesubstantially as and for the purpose described. v

4. The frame 0, supporting the axle D, and the ratchet-wheel E,connected thereto, and the lever J, rigidly connected to the frame, incombination with the pawl (1, spring 6, lever K, having dog f, thetrip-lever b, notched segment L, and arm lc, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

5. The pivoted bed-plate G and yoke 1, rigidly connected to the frame 0,in combination with the axle D. notched wheel E, and levers J K,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT BALL.

XVitness'es:

\VILLIAM J. Pinno, FRED W. BOND.

